In the 1990s, the team was famous for Mario Cipollini's sprint train and antics. One of their most memorable moments was Cipollini's 4 consecutive stage wins in the 1999 Tour de France. The image of Mario Cipollini approaching the TV camera immediately after a win to say, "Cannondale make the best bikes!" propelled Cannondale's popularity among road racers.

The Saeco team is known for their jokes and antics. Cipollini's antics are legendary, including appearing at the start of the Tour de France dressed in a Julius Caesar-inspired toga complete with an olive wreath, riding a carriage drawn by his teammates on bicycles. More recently, the entire Saeco team rode a stage of the 2003 Tour de France with a Legalize my Cannondale chaingang bike kit to protest the UCI's lower limit on bike weight, which means their six13 prototype team bikes are too light goods and the installation of additional weight. .